Recalls › 97V175000

NHTSA recall 97V175000

Air bags › Frontal

Audi 90 and 4 more

Reported Oct 8, 199739,300 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCBuilt Jul 1, 1994 – Sep 30, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the discharge of static electricity under low humidity conditions can activate the driver side air bag when the driver enters or exits the vehicle and forms an electrical circuit by touching certain areas of the steering wheel.

The risk

Activation of the air bag under these conditions can cause personal injury.

The remedy

Dealers will install a ground wire on the driver side air bag.

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Vehicles in this recall

Audi 90
199519961997
Audi A4
199519961997
Audi A6
199519961997
Audi A8
199519961997
Audi Cabriolet
199519961997

Notes

Owner notification began october 13, 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact audi at 1-800-822-2834.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.